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Canwest bought controlling interest in Global, now using the callsign CIII-TV, in 1985, thus becoming the first western-based owner of a major Canadian broadcaster. He acquired the remaining stock in 1989. [9] Canwest subsequently invested in or acquired other independent TV stations across Canada.
The ownership group was assembled by National Post CEO Paul Godfrey [8] in 2010 to bid for the chain of newspapers being sold by the financially troubled Asper family's Canwest (the company's broadcasting assets were sold separately to Shaw Communications).
Feb 12, 2010 · Canwest owns the Global television network and various specialty TV channels, including stakes in Home and Garden Television. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW. Canwest’s newspaper chain, led by the...
Shaw Media, Inc. was the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. It owned the Global Television Network, which broadcasts nationally via 13 television stations, as well as 19 specialty channels including Slice, HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History.
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Canwest Global was, until 2009, a diversified media conglomerate with properties in the broadcast, print, and online sectors of the industry, both in and outside of Canada. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Man, the company owned and operated the Global network of television stations, the National Postand a number of affiliated newspapers, and canada.com,...
In 1973, Israel Harold "Izzy" ASPER founded Canwest Capital Corporation (Canwest) as a holding company for planned media acquisitions, in response to the CANADIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMISSION's (CRTC) call for applicants for a new television station in Winnipeg, Man. Canwest's application was successful and the company looked across the border t...
Canwest's community involvement includes the Canwest Canspell National Spelling Bee, whose winners participate in the finals of the US National Spelling Bee. The "Raise-a-Reader" program, initiated by Canwest and now run by Postmedia, promotes literacy programs. In addition to its support of media studies programs, Canwest has also been designated ...
In August 1999 CanWest bought a 20 percent stake in Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canada's largest film and television company, for more than C$13 million. The acquisition gave CanWest a base from which to expand its programming holdings.
Oct 27, 2010 · - After a long haul through a restructuring process, regulatory approvals and other legal wrangling, the broadcasting assets of Canwest Global Communications emerged from creditor protection on...
